Case Study: KTR Kupplungstechnik GmbH achieves 12x faster file downloads and 80% shorter backup windows with Riverbed SteelHead appliances

KTR - Customer Case Study

KTR Kupplungstechnik GmbH, a global manufacturer of power-transmission components with about 800 employees and offices worldwide, had been consolidating IT services to a private cloud to reduce costs and improve security. Remote users began experiencing slow access to critical applications like SAP over the WAN, jeopardizing further consolidation and reliable backup/DR processes.

KTR deployed Riverbed Steelhead appliances and Steelhead Mobile across branch offices, which immediately sped application access and cut bandwidth usage. Results included an average 12x improvement in file download speeds, a 3x reduction in bandwidth utilization, SAP transactions shrinking from minutes to seconds, centralized backups to the private cloud with an 80% reduction in the backup window (from ~220 to 48 hours), elimination of manual branch backups, and payback within six months.

KTR

Mike Kellner

Project Leader and IT System Administrator